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Olavs Menn is a Christian Viking living history group in Norway

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The Carta Marina from Olaus Magnus' 'History of the Nordic Peoples' published in 1555

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'If you're a Viking, you know that no matter how hard you try to stay filthy, some days you wake up feeling fresh and dry. Stop rubbing your arm pits with wolf slobber! Olaf Olafsson's Long Lasting Viking Odorant will keep you…

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King Sitric, 'Silkbeard', Norse King of Dublin, who 'had an Irish mother and he married a daughter of Brian Boru', features as one of ten 'Impressions of Ireland' symbols on a ring produced by Ogham Designs. Sitric (or Sigtrygg II Silkbeard…

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Odinsøy Vikinglag is a Viking reenactment and living history group

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Odin's Table is a Scandinavian-themed cafe, bakery and shop.

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ODIN appears here as an example of Viking-related acronyms.

ODIN – ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network – was a two-year project which started in September 2012, funded by the European Commission’s ‘Coordination and Support…

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A belt buckle form Eri in Lærdal is thought to be connected to the craftsman who worked on the Oseberg ship. The motif on the belt buckle is almost exactly the same as a central motif on the Oseberg wagon.

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Vikings, Norse seafarers who left their homelands in Scandinavia to raid, trade, explore, and settle in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands, from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries. Learn it all in a Nutshell.

The…

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The Gjermundbu helmet is the only Viking Age helmet that has been found in Norway. It was found in a burial mound near Haugsbygda in Ringerike in 1943 along with remains of mail armour, 2 spears, 2 axes, 4 shield bosses, spurs stirrups, and several…

A short video about the Vikings

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An article on dragon-style design in Norway around 1900. This was an expression of national romanticism rooted in Viking Age and medieval styles, such as the surviving stave churches. As its name suggests, it featured Norse motifs like serpents and…

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TV series from NRK about Norway's Viking Age and medieval past with Arne Hjeltnes and Frode Iversen.

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A Viking comb and a bronze pin found at Larne, County Antrim, and are on display in Ulster museum, Both items were found in 1840 in a male Viking grave dating to the tenth century.

Although television and film often depict Vikings as muddy, filthy…

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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery contains a selection of artefacts from the early medieval period in its Anglo-Saxon and Viking gallery, including the remains of Viking oval brooches from Santon Downham

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Photo of Northlink Ferries in Lerwick, Shetland. Their logo features a pointing Viking with flowing hair and a horned helmet. Northlink operates between Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland.

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Vikingar! is an interactive experience about the Vikings, offering educational tours as well as general visits.

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Norstead Viking Village is a living history museum near L'Anse-aux-Meadows.

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Norse Corp describes itself as "the world's largest dedicated threat intelligence network". The link to the Vikings and the use of a bind-rune as a logo may be linked to the company ethos: "We believe in taking the hits so our customers don’t have…

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The logo of the Norwegian outdoor clothing and sportsware brand Norrøna, which features a stylised viking head with helmet.The logo may be based on the skiiers in the famous painting 'Birkebeinerne på Ski over Fjeldet med Kongsbarnet'…
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